went a nice 3 miles on tuesday. had a slight drizzle during the beginning of the run, it helped lots. average pace was woke up early on wednesday and ran 5 miles. i didn’t even try to wake up. i just rolled out of bed, drained the main, got dressed, and was out the door within 5 mins. the fact that i didn’t wake up first is probably why i was at a 10 minute pace when i checked at the 1.5 mile mark. of course i tried to slow down a bit, but at 2.5 miles i was still on 10 minute pace. by mile 4 i knew there was no adjusting...my body just wanted to run at that same pace. frankly i think i was so sleepy i couldn’t self-monitor effectively and therefore i ended up running the same pace as when i started. i was happy that i could maintain the pace, but physically a little sore from all the effort. in all, 5 miles
so, about taking training seriously. oh yeah, i do the running part. true, i occasionally miss a run a week (but i view that as a little extra rest), i wake up at the ass crack to grind out a few miles if i know i have something else to do that night, and i haven’t skipped a long run. but what i haven’t been doing, which became very obvious on tuesday, is taking the totality of my training seriously; only certain aspects are given the proper attention. the most obvious aspect i am leaving out is proper diet. on tuesday i could feel the pizza crawling up my throat, trying to get out as i ran. and it wasn’t the first time i've fell buh during a run. so now, i need to start paying attention to my diet. better snacks, healthier meals, less fast food crap.
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